Fort Branch, Indiana

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Population (year 2000): 2,320. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,330 (+0.4% change)

Males: 1,114	(48.0%)
Females: 1,206	(52.0%)

Gibson County

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47648.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,400 (it was $35,964 in 2000)

Fort Branch	$36,400
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,700 (it was $79,400 in 2000)

Fort Branch	$89,700
Indiana:	$114,400

Fort Branch, IN residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Fort Branch:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

Recent posts about Fort Branch, Indiana on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users:

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Ancestries: German (38.7%), English (11.1%), United States (10.9%), Irish (9.2%), French (2.9%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 450 feet

Land area: 0.74 square miles.

Population density: 3155 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Branch

High school or higher: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Branch town

Never married: 20.4%
Now married: 60.6%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 8.5%

9 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Fort Branch, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fort Branch to the number of sex offenders is 1169 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fort Branch:	0.7% ($545)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (18.7 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (125.5 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (248.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Haubstadt, IN (2.9 miles ), Princeton, IN (7.4 miles ), Owensville, IN (8.1 miles ), Cynthiana, IN (9.9 miles ), Elberfeld, IN (10.7 miles ), Francisco, IN (10.7 miles ), Darmstadt, IN (10.8 miles ), Patoka, IN (11.0 miles ).

Latitude: 38.25 N, Longitude: 87.58 W

Area code: 812

Fort Branch household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -114 (-4.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Average climate in Fort Branch, Indiana

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Fort Branch, Indiana average temperatures

Fort Branch, Indiana average precipitation

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Fort Branch-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Fort Branch town center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 1/7/1989, a category 4 tornado 21.4 miles away from the town center injured 55 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Branch:

GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; PRINCETON, IN)
WIRTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OAKLAND CITY, IN)
DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Fort Branch, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Branch:

EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 16 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: EVV)
OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 46 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 85 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Branch:

RALPH E. KOCH (about 14 miles; POSEYVILLE, IN; ID: 61Y)
SKYLANE (about 17 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: 3EV)
BOONVILLE (about 24 miles; BOONVILLE, IN; ID: I91)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Branch:

UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 20 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 20 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 80 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)

Public high school in Fort Branch:

GIBSON SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 632; Location: RD 800 S COAL MINE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Fort Branch:

FORT BRANCH COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 800 S HILLCREST ST; Grades: KG - 08)

Private elementary/middle school in Fort Branch:

HOLY CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 202 SOUTH CHURCH ST; Grades: PK - 5)

Library in Fort Branch:

FORT BRANCH-JOHNSON TWP PL (Operating income: $266,776; Location: 107 E LOCUST ST; 35,731 books; 587 audio materials; 2,903 video materials; 105 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Branch and their reported violations in the past:

FORT BRANCH WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3669, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-17-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-17-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-17-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-17-2004)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-17-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-17-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-17-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-17-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2001 and NOV-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-30-2001 to APR-01-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and DEC-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-01-2000 to APR-01-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-25-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-25-2000 to APR-01-2004)

One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.7%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fort Branch compared to Indiana state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Fort Branch (2007 data):

Fifth Third Bank: Fort Branch Branch at 811 East Mulberry, branch established on 1987-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
Integra Bank National Association: 801 East Mulberry Street Branch at 801 East Mulberry Street, branch established on 1896-06-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,676.6 mil, Deposits: $1,962.0 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 78 total offices, Holding Company: Integra Bank Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Gibson County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$2,356	$28,272	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$1,850
Police Protection - Officers	3	$7,176	$28,704	0	$0
Streets and Highways	3	$5,482	$21,928	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		3	$1,728
Water Supply	2	$5,030	$30,180	2	$324
Sewerage	1	$2,432	$29,184	0	$0
Totals for Government	10	$22,476	$26,971	8	$3,902

Fort Branch government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $422,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000

All Other: $1,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $228,000
Water Utilities: $212,000

General - Other: $195,000

Regular Highways: $112,000

Parks & Recreation: $29,000
General - Interest on Debt: $27,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $18,000
All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,885,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $620,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,815,000
Other, NEC: $505,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $115,000
Water Utilities: $70,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $66,000
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $33,000
Regular Highways: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,045,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $401,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $498,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $69,000
General Support: $54,000
Tax - Property: $246,000
Individual Income: $32,000

Public Utilities: $10,000

NEC: $1,000

Motor Fuels Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $353,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $110,000

5.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,463 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.44%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Vanderburgh County, IN	1.33% ($37,095 average AGI)
from Warrick County, IN	0.37% ($43,553)
from Knox County, IN	0.32% ($41,975)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,956 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Vanderburgh County, IN	1.81% ($34,229 average AGI)
to Warrick County, IN	0.37% ($36,745)
to Pike County, IN	0.32% ($35,707)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Branch:

WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
WRAY (1250 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WGAB (1180 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURGH, IN; Owner: NEWBURGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WEOA (1400 AM; 1 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL B/C CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Branch:

WBGW (101.5 FM; FORT BRANCH, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRAY-FM (98.1 FM; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJLT (105.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSJD (100.5 FM; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: WSJD, INC.)
WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WIKY-FM (104.1 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL B/C CORPORATION)
WABX (107.5 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WYNG (94.9 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WYXY (107.1 FM; BOONVILLE, IN; Owner: BOONVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJPS-FM (93.5 FM; CHANDLER, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WVJC (89.1 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
WVUB (91.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY)
WDKS (106.1 FM; NEWBURGH, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Branch:

WTVW (Channel 7; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: QUORUM OF INDIANA LICENSE, LLC)
WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
W06BD (Channel 6; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: NORTH GIBSON SCHOOL CORPORATION)
WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
WIKY-LP (Channel 5; EVANSVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W23BV (Channel 23; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: BETHEL SANITARIUM)
K55HL (Channel 55; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WAZE-LP (Channel 17; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WEOA-LP (Channel 50; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WJPS-LP (Channel 4; EVANSVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W66CT (Channel 66; MOUNT VERNON, IN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W56DN (Channel 56; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: EVANSVILLE LOW POWER PARTNERSHIP)
WTSN-LP (Channel 63; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: EVANSVILLE LOW POWER PARTNERSHIP)
W38BK (Channel 38; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WVUT (Channel 22; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VINCENNES UNIV.)

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